does it work with a motto in a foreign language, too? My motto is from a chorus of one of my favourite songs:"Tänd ett ljus och låt det brinna, låt aldrig hoppet försvinnna. Det är mörkt nu men det blir ljusare igen."

That means"Light a candle and let it burn, never let hope disappear. It's dark now, but it will get brighter again" (well, something like that...).